Steinle v. New York Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas. This was an action at law by Emma S. Steinle against the New York Life Insurance Company to recover upon an alleged contract of insurance upon the life of her husband, Gustav Adolph Steinle. The court sustained a demurrer to the petition, and, plaintiff declining to amend, entered judgment for defendant. Plaintiff thereupon sued out this writ of error.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas. This was an action at law by Emma S. Steinle against the New York Life Insurance Company to recover upon an alleged contract of insurance upon the life of her husband, Gustav Adolph Steinle. The court sustained a demurrer to the petition, and, plaintiff declining to amend, entered judgment for defendant. Plaintiff thereupon sued out this writ of error. Tlie material allegations of tlie complaint were: That heretofore, to wit: on the 18th day of March, 1895, Gustav Adolph Steinle made application to the said…
1Per curiam
On the conceded facts of this case there was no contract of life insurance perfected, and the judgment of the circuit court must he affirmed.
2Cited by10 opinions
- Starr v. Mutual Life InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- Stonsz v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Cooksey v. Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- Zayc v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Munhall v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
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